Signed up last yearMade my first months payment and just as soon as I attempted to take a class I got confused with the interface and every time I tried to call, no one would get back to meAnother issue I had that discouraged me was the fact they told me I would be able to graduate within a year but my account said the fastest I could graduate was 2021! So advertisementA month went by and I had surgery, a second one to follow in another few months so I tried getting in contact with them again to just have my account cancelled because I had medical bills which I didn’t think would be a problem since I never did a single class or a single assignment Nothing Then they sent the full tuition to collection and now my credit score is a disaster! They never got back to me to let me cancel and they completely lied about the soonest date I’d be able to graduate
Enrolled in online college 7/Was making significant progress toward DegreeOut of nowhere, several modules required to complete final courses were greyed out, unable to complete lessonsContacted numerous times to correct, waited over days and not even one correspondence from the school I am also an employee for the [redacted] , and I am recommended by my supervisor to report this experience to weigh in on potential contract bids for Federal work in this sector
I had signed with [redacted] college a few years ago for online veterinary assistant classes I made my first payment which was supposed to have been good for the first month not even weeks into my classes they attempted to take a payment from my bank account which was denied and locked me out of my courses they had attempted to blame me for this billing issue but of there own reps have stated the system will automatically choose a date even if I had set one, I had called the school been advised of this they fixed the billing date and was supposed to unlock my account to continue my coursesThey did not although the rep supposedly noted they hadI called back multiple times to fix the issue with no resolutionI told them cancel the account seeing as I had paid for a service I could not use they are now trying to bill me I asked for someone to contact me to resolve this and I have received no contact or any assistance from them
I paid out right for a certificate program through Penn Foster I was extremely pleased with my purchase though I noticed immediately that there were several areas of the website that did not work or that I was not allowed access too One of these areas was the grayed out link for "Notice to Students: Pharmacy Technician Externship Eligibility Requirements" under the Program Supplements section along with the "Information Literacy Supplement" content I scrolled through my programs and noticed that the Pharmacy Technician Externship information was available again in "Module 7" (The program is broken into Modules, your 11th being the externship) The module information was not made available to me until I had completed modules - 6, here by completing more than 50% of the course and rendering myself ineligible for refund In this module information, I was presented with information that disqualified me from obtaining my Pharmacy Technician certificate, and going on to test for
I attended Penn Foster College from October to July of At that time Penn Foster advertised that they were nationally accredited, leading one to believe that hours could be transfered or completion of course could count toward a trade or vocationUpon completion of the program I found out that the hours earned at Penn Foster could not be transferred to The University of [redacted] , or any other acredited four year institutionAdditional I attempted to use the Paralegal Studies certificate to apply for a Paralegal job in the U.SDepartment of JusticeI was denied the job on the basis that my education with Penn Foster was not accepted nationally
My son ( [redacted] ) took an online class (Nutrition) at Penn Foster.He took the final exam on August which was monitored by an outside company ***He was told this was a proctor company which forwarded the monitoring of the exam to Penn Foster.During the exam the test froze there was a number to contact this company ***The company told my son unless they contacted him there was no problem with the exam he tookApproximately one week later he looked for his grade not only was the information regarding taking the exam missing there was no gradeHe contacted Penn Foster which told him to call the company *** [redacted] Told him he would have to re-pay for the exam and retake the exam today which is 8/22/He did this and then contacted Penn FosterPenn Foster then put [redacted] in touch with the teacher Ann W***MsW [redacted] said she did not contact [redacted] because she never received the original exam that [redacted] told her he tookShe said she just received the one he took today and would exp
I sent by certified us postal mail on June 2016/Friday Clearwater Florida post office (tracking # [redacted] - two [2] money orders [ [redacted] } to Penn Foster Career School payment processing Boston Ma payable to: -penn foster career school [$150.00] one hundred and fifty dollars [tuition} -penn foster [redacted] hours [$50.00] fifty dollars for purchase of [redacted] hours/ [redacted] training- travel/tourism Tracking confirmed on 20/6/16/Monday mail sorted/complete in Boston Ma postal unit school id # [redacted] on both { [redacted] } money orders On 21/6//Tuesday it has not been posted onto my student account The penn foster school was notified end [redacted] ***., Clearwater Florida ***, student id # [redacted] ###-###-####
No email option in the help section "Instructors" unaware how own school works No help available I called yesterday and several other times and was on hold for an hourThis is the worst textbook I have ever used in my life! You get questions at the end of each chapter, not practical questions, definitions The answers are not in the readings or the book An instructor told me not to use the Internet to look up information Where are the answers? The only way to actually find them is to look in the answer code at the end of the book The course takes a year and has filler in it that has nothing to do with medical coding This is not a certified school; now I know why The book for the course is written poorly and some of the course material is chunks of different courses slapped together without being updated too often The book does not accentuate the important parts well enough nor does it provide enough detail in some parts There are several teachers for each p
I never went to this college nor did I ever agree to attend this schoolI have had this derogatory mark on my credit and it is jeopardizing my chances of getting a home for my kids to live in I contacted the creditor multiple times and they treated me like a criminal on the phone and threatened me that I would be put in jail for this debt I refuse to pay this claimed debt because I never attended this school and have never spent any time in Pennsylvania nor did I agree to any contractThe first time I contacted the creditor I was told to write a notarized letter and send it to them which I did do and got no response Thank you for your time
I signed up for [redacted] School in February and was very eager to get back to studyingAfter using the online service twice I decided that I didn’t like the programI called to cancel my serviceI have not used or even signed in to itThey do not lend money Afro I chose to do monthly paymentsNow they have placed my account in collections for $1,Why do I still owe this when I cancelledDo not use this service for they are not a real school and are not accreditedThey are frauds and will mess up your credit
I started Billing and Coding Class with very high expectations.I completed a couple of classes and then went to do the test.I passed everything.Well one night I started to do a test.I DID'NT COMPLETE TEST WENT IN TO SAVE MY ANSWERS AND WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING ALL OF MY ANSWERS WERE DELETED.I CALLED TO COMPLAIN NO ONE LISTEN TO ME.I STARTED TO DO ANOTHER TEST AND FINISHED ANSWERS DELETED AGAIN.I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENTS.MY DAUGTER ALSO WITNESS THESES INCIDENTS EARSED SCHOOL WORK.I REFUSED TO DO ANYMORE CLASSES AND ACCOUNT WAS SENT TO COLLECTIONS.PENN FOSTER DAMAGE MY CREDIT AND I'M TURNED DOWN FOR OTHER LOANS
I decided, in early 2015, to take part in the Penn Foster Vet Tech program online; I sent my transcripts from my institution by agreeing to allow Penn Foster to request themDue to the dissatisfactory of the program by being told information that these credits WILL "definitely transfer" to any other institution, I quickly found out that this was a lie upon inquiryWhen I attempted to file the 30-day cancellation paperwork I was still made to pay the full amount of $976.00+ in which I paid and cancelled the programNow, I am being sent a collection letter from a company by the name of USCB and upon the phone call with one of their representatives today, January 2017, it was agreed that this sounds like a fraudulent transaction in which someone is using my personal information to access the Bachelor's in Business programI have written proof from [redacted] Community College, [redacted] Technical College and my final college, [redacted] University showing that I have been attending O
Pennfoster told me if I started a payment plan with there collecter I would be able to resume my classes but then the collector tells me that if I dont pay the full payment I can get back into my classess but that was not what was told to me by Pennfoster, So I believe I was tricked into making an agreement ro pay them with out getting what im paying for, because im only 60% into my classesI cant even look to see my classes into I pay in full to a collections agent and I dont even know if I pay if ill be able to go back to my classes
I took an online course in July with [redacted] , it was one class, I paid in full before starting the class...I finished my class in August and was supposed to receive my transcript def by SeptAs of today 10/23/17; I have called [redacted] times, I get a different response every time I callI've been told once that it was a glitch in their system and it would be sent to me within to days...I waited way longer than that time frame and called back...they told me again that my account (I guess) is in a status pending status, whatever that means, I took course and explained that to them and it was supposed to be fixed again....The supervisor I talked to today told me there's nothing he can do until their glitch is fixed, he doesn't know why it's showing what it is because I have completed everything I needed toThat's exactly what he told me and he can't do anything about it....I explained to them every time I need these transcripts for my employer and I'm on a tim
I enrolled to receive a PennFoster HS diploma in 2013. I was setup on a monthly payment plan and this was ultimately paid in full. I was under the impression I finished the entire HS program, and I would receive a diploma. I still have not received this, and now I am told I owe an additional $120.00, even though I paid the entire program in full, and I cannot finish the program, even though I was practically complete.
I was double charged for my monthly payment I tried to make my payment online through their website, like I have done since day one Their system told me the charge was declined, but I knew the money were there in my account So I tried using [redacted] , and the payment went through Today I find out that I was actually charged both times So their system lied to me when it said the charge was declined I contacted them, but all they wanted to do is argue with me instead of fixing the problem and issuing me a credit for the extra charge I would fire one of my employees if they argued with a client the way I was done today
I signed up for the standard high school diploma program, advertised on their website as ($1,- w/ credit card auto pay) In the pre-sioffer, I was guaranteed ($- in credits, after they had reviewed my faxed transcript) and then additionally I was offered a payment-match program - where they would match my down payment ($200) within business days I paid $down, instead of the $down payment - for the payment-match programThey have mailed me two contracts to sign, that indicate my cost is $1,(instead of the $1,advertised on their website) - so I have refused to sign themIt has been business days and I have not received the (transcript credit of $150) or the payment-match credit of ($to match my initial down payment) My transcripts were faxed on (04/18/2016) and a hard copy was mailed on 04/20/- verified by my previous school( [redacted] School, Clanton Alabama ***) - ###-###-#### I am extremely confident in my
In the early 2000's, I enrolled in this institution so that I could receive my High School DiplomaThe total cost of my tuition was around $900-I was paying my tuition then moved and I stopped receiving my materials even though I was still paying my tuitionI would go to their website and click on "Contact Us" most of the time I would never get a response back or told that they couldn't find me in the system anymoreI contacted the school earlier last year in the hopes I could pay off my tuition and finish where I left off in order to receive my diplomaI was informed that I would have to pay off the remaining balance of my tuition of $then re-enrollI informed the person I spoke with that it didn't make any sense for me to enroll again because I'm nearly done completing all my coursework in which she agreed with me I emailed them and this was the response I got from Cathy "Dear [redacted] , Your Student ID is...........This has a balance on tuition of $
I was a student at Penn Foster under the name [redacted] in the Early Childhood Education AA degree program in 2014-2015I was assured that the college and program was nationally accredited and that my courses would be transferable to a four year institutionI moved from [redacted] to ** and upon securing a job and submitting my unofficial transcripts to the state, I was told that none of my credits would be accepted and that I would have to enroll at the local community college to maintain the position I was inPenn Foster continued to charge fees and submit to collections the amount of monies owed though they fraudulently portrayed the Early Childhood Education Program as nationally accredited when in fact, it was notSince then, that amount is on my credit report causing a negative impact and I have had to take student loans and an additional two years to complete a degree that would have been finished at the end of had the program been nationally accredited as advertised
Signed up last yearMade my first months payment and just as soon as I attempted to take a class I got confused with the interface and every time I tried to call, no one would get back to meAnother issue I had that discouraged me was the fact they told me I would be able to graduate within a year but my account said the fastest I could graduate was 2021! So advertisementA month went by and I had surgery, a second one to follow in another few months so I tried getting in contact with them again to just have my account cancelled because I had medical bills which I didn’t think would be a problem since I never did a single class or a single assignment Nothing Then they sent the full tuition to collection and now my credit score is a disaster! They never got back to me to let me cancel and they completely lied about the soonest date I’d be able to graduate
Enrolled in online college 7/Was making significant progress toward DegreeOut of nowhere, several modules required to complete final courses were greyed out, unable to complete lessonsContacted numerous times to correct, waited over days and not even one correspondence from the school I am also an employee for the [redacted] , and I am recommended by my supervisor to report this experience to weigh in on potential contract bids for Federal work in this sector
I had signed with [redacted] college a few years ago for online veterinary assistant classes I made my first payment which was supposed to have been good for the first month not even weeks into my classes they attempted to take a payment from my bank account which was denied and locked me out of my courses they had attempted to blame me for this billing issue but of there own reps have stated the system will automatically choose a date even if I had set one, I had called the school been advised of this they fixed the billing date and was supposed to unlock my account to continue my coursesThey did not although the rep supposedly noted they hadI called back multiple times to fix the issue with no resolutionI told them cancel the account seeing as I had paid for a service I could not use they are now trying to bill me I asked for someone to contact me to resolve this and I have received no contact or any assistance from them
I paid out right for a certificate program through Penn Foster I was extremely pleased with my purchase though I noticed immediately that there were several areas of the website that did not work or that I was not allowed access too One of these areas was the grayed out link for "Notice to Students: Pharmacy Technician Externship Eligibility Requirements" under the Program Supplements section along with the "Information Literacy Supplement" content I scrolled through my programs and noticed that the Pharmacy Technician Externship information was available again in "Module 7" (The program is broken into Modules, your 11th being the externship) The module information was not made available to me until I had completed modules - 6, here by completing more than 50% of the course and rendering myself ineligible for refund In this module information, I was presented with information that disqualified me from obtaining my Pharmacy Technician certificate, and going on to test for
I attended Penn Foster College from October to July of At that time Penn Foster advertised that they were nationally accredited, leading one to believe that hours could be transfered or completion of course could count toward a trade or vocationUpon completion of the program I found out that the hours earned at Penn Foster could not be transferred to The University of [redacted] , or any other acredited four year institutionAdditional I attempted to use the Paralegal Studies certificate to apply for a Paralegal job in the U.SDepartment of JusticeI was denied the job on the basis that my education with Penn Foster was not accepted nationally
My son ( [redacted] ) took an online class (Nutrition) at Penn Foster.He took the final exam on August which was monitored by an outside company ***He was told this was a proctor company which forwarded the monitoring of the exam to Penn Foster.During the exam the test froze there was a number to contact this company ***The company told my son unless they contacted him there was no problem with the exam he tookApproximately one week later he looked for his grade not only was the information regarding taking the exam missing there was no gradeHe contacted Penn Foster which told him to call the company *** [redacted] Told him he would have to re-pay for the exam and retake the exam today which is 8/22/He did this and then contacted Penn FosterPenn Foster then put [redacted] in touch with the teacher Ann W***MsW [redacted] said she did not contact [redacted] because she never received the original exam that [redacted] told her he tookShe said she just received the one he took today and would exp
I sent by certified us postal mail on June 2016/Friday Clearwater Florida post office (tracking # [redacted] - two [2] money orders [ [redacted] } to Penn Foster Career School payment processing Boston Ma payable to: -penn foster career school [$150.00] one hundred and fifty dollars [tuition} -penn foster [redacted] hours [$50.00] fifty dollars for purchase of [redacted] hours/ [redacted] training- travel/tourism Tracking confirmed on 20/6/16/Monday mail sorted/complete in Boston Ma postal unit school id # [redacted] on both { [redacted] } money orders On 21/6//Tuesday it has not been posted onto my student account The penn foster school was notified end [redacted] ***., Clearwater Florida ***, student id # [redacted] ###-###-####
No email option in the help section "Instructors" unaware how own school works No help available I called yesterday and several other times and was on hold for an hourThis is the worst textbook I have ever used in my life! You get questions at the end of each chapter, not practical questions, definitions The answers are not in the readings or the book An instructor told me not to use the Internet to look up information Where are the answers? The only way to actually find them is to look in the answer code at the end of the book The course takes a year and has filler in it that has nothing to do with medical coding This is not a certified school; now I know why The book for the course is written poorly and some of the course material is chunks of different courses slapped together without being updated too often The book does not accentuate the important parts well enough nor does it provide enough detail in some parts There are several teachers for each p
I never went to this college nor did I ever agree to attend this schoolI have had this derogatory mark on my credit and it is jeopardizing my chances of getting a home for my kids to live in I contacted the creditor multiple times and they treated me like a criminal on the phone and threatened me that I would be put in jail for this debt I refuse to pay this claimed debt because I never attended this school and have never spent any time in Pennsylvania nor did I agree to any contractThe first time I contacted the creditor I was told to write a notarized letter and send it to them which I did do and got no response Thank you for your time
Penn Foster College is billing my under-aged son ( [redacted] , P.OBox ***, Kaneohe, HI 96744) for services that I didn't consent to and not completed
I signed up for [redacted] School in February and was very eager to get back to studyingAfter using the online service twice I decided that I didn’t like the programI called to cancel my serviceI have not used or even signed in to itThey do not lend money Afro I chose to do monthly paymentsNow they have placed my account in collections for $1,Why do I still owe this when I cancelledDo not use this service for they are not a real school and are not accreditedThey are frauds and will mess up your credit
I started Billing and Coding Class with very high expectations.I completed a couple of classes and then went to do the test.I passed everything.Well one night I started to do a test.I DID'NT COMPLETE TEST WENT IN TO SAVE MY ANSWERS AND WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING ALL OF MY ANSWERS WERE DELETED.I CALLED TO COMPLAIN NO ONE LISTEN TO ME.I STARTED TO DO ANOTHER TEST AND FINISHED ANSWERS DELETED AGAIN.I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENTS.MY DAUGTER ALSO WITNESS THESES INCIDENTS EARSED SCHOOL WORK.I REFUSED TO DO ANYMORE CLASSES AND ACCOUNT WAS SENT TO COLLECTIONS.PENN FOSTER DAMAGE MY CREDIT AND I'M TURNED DOWN FOR OTHER LOANS
I decided, in early 2015, to take part in the Penn Foster Vet Tech program online; I sent my transcripts from my institution by agreeing to allow Penn Foster to request themDue to the dissatisfactory of the program by being told information that these credits WILL "definitely transfer" to any other institution, I quickly found out that this was a lie upon inquiryWhen I attempted to file the 30-day cancellation paperwork I was still made to pay the full amount of $976.00+ in which I paid and cancelled the programNow, I am being sent a collection letter from a company by the name of USCB and upon the phone call with one of their representatives today, January 2017, it was agreed that this sounds like a fraudulent transaction in which someone is using my personal information to access the Bachelor's in Business programI have written proof from [redacted] Community College, [redacted] Technical College and my final college, [redacted] University showing that I have been attending O
Pennfoster told me if I started a payment plan with there collecter I would be able to resume my classes but then the collector tells me that if I dont pay the full payment I can get back into my classess but that was not what was told to me by Pennfoster, So I believe I was tricked into making an agreement ro pay them with out getting what im paying for, because im only 60% into my classesI cant even look to see my classes into I pay in full to a collections agent and I dont even know if I pay if ill be able to go back to my classes
I took an online course in July with [redacted] , it was one class, I paid in full before starting the class...I finished my class in August and was supposed to receive my transcript def by SeptAs of today 10/23/17; I have called [redacted] times, I get a different response every time I callI've been told once that it was a glitch in their system and it would be sent to me within to days...I waited way longer than that time frame and called back...they told me again that my account (I guess) is in a status pending status, whatever that means, I took course and explained that to them and it was supposed to be fixed again....The supervisor I talked to today told me there's nothing he can do until their glitch is fixed, he doesn't know why it's showing what it is because I have completed everything I needed toThat's exactly what he told me and he can't do anything about it....I explained to them every time I need these transcripts for my employer and I'm on a tim
I enrolled to receive a PennFoster HS diploma in 2013. I was setup on a monthly payment plan and this was ultimately paid in full. I was under the impression I finished the entire HS program, and I would receive a diploma. I still have not received this, and now I am told I owe an additional $120.00, even though I paid the entire program in full, and I cannot finish the program, even though I was practically complete.
I was double charged for my monthly payment I tried to make my payment online through their website, like I have done since day one Their system told me the charge was declined, but I knew the money were there in my account So I tried using [redacted] , and the payment went through Today I find out that I was actually charged both times So their system lied to me when it said the charge was declined I contacted them, but all they wanted to do is argue with me instead of fixing the problem and issuing me a credit for the extra charge I would fire one of my employees if they argued with a client the way I was done today
I signed up for the standard high school diploma program, advertised on their website as ($1,- w/ credit card auto pay) In the pre-sioffer, I was guaranteed ($- in credits, after they had reviewed my faxed transcript) and then additionally I was offered a payment-match program - where they would match my down payment ($200) within business days I paid $down, instead of the $down payment - for the payment-match programThey have mailed me two contracts to sign, that indicate my cost is $1,(instead of the $1,advertised on their website) - so I have refused to sign themIt has been business days and I have not received the (transcript credit of $150) or the payment-match credit of ($to match my initial down payment) My transcripts were faxed on (04/18/2016) and a hard copy was mailed on 04/20/- verified by my previous school( [redacted] School, Clanton Alabama ***) - ###-###-#### I am extremely confident in my
In the early 2000's, I enrolled in this institution so that I could receive my High School DiplomaThe total cost of my tuition was around $900-I was paying my tuition then moved and I stopped receiving my materials even though I was still paying my tuitionI would go to their website and click on "Contact Us" most of the time I would never get a response back or told that they couldn't find me in the system anymoreI contacted the school earlier last year in the hopes I could pay off my tuition and finish where I left off in order to receive my diplomaI was informed that I would have to pay off the remaining balance of my tuition of $then re-enrollI informed the person I spoke with that it didn't make any sense for me to enroll again because I'm nearly done completing all my coursework in which she agreed with me I emailed them and this was the response I got from Cathy "Dear [redacted] , Your Student ID is...........This has a balance on tuition of $
I was a student at Penn Foster under the name [redacted] in the Early Childhood Education AA degree program in 2014-2015I was assured that the college and program was nationally accredited and that my courses would be transferable to a four year institutionI moved from [redacted] to ** and upon securing a job and submitting my unofficial transcripts to the state, I was told that none of my credits would be accepted and that I would have to enroll at the local community college to maintain the position I was inPenn Foster continued to charge fees and submit to collections the amount of monies owed though they fraudulently portrayed the Early Childhood Education Program as nationally accredited when in fact, it was notSince then, that amount is on my credit report causing a negative impact and I have had to take student loans and an additional two years to complete a degree that would have been finished at the end of had the program been nationally accredited as advertised